retentiveness

Definition of Retentiveness in English :

the power of retaining and recalling past experience

Example Sentences:
'he had a good memory when he was younger'

2. retentiveness, retentivity

the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired

3. retention, retentiveness, retentivity

the power of retaining liquid

Example Sentences:
'moisture retentivity of soil'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Retentiveness

adjective

having the capacity to retain or remember

adjective

1.

retaining or tending to retain

2.

having the power of or capacity for retaining

3.

a.

tenacious

a retentive memory

b.

having a good memory

adj.

1. Having the quality, power, or capacity of retaining.

2. Having the ability or capacity to retain knowledge or information with ease: a retentive memory.